title: Spinal MRI in vacuolar myelopathy, and correlation with histopathological findings.
abstract: We correlated MRI features with histopathological findings in an HIV-positive patient with vacuolar myelopathy. On MRI symmetrical nonenhancing high-signal areas in the posterior columns on T2-weighted images result from extensive vacuolation visible on histological sections.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sartoretti-Schefer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Blättler
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wichmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D014617:Vacuoles / Q000473:pathology